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Phil Housley will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November.

He was announced as part of the Class of 2015 on Monday along with Nicklas Lidstrom, Sergei Fedorov, Chris Pronger, Angela Ruggiero, Peter Karmanos and Bill Hay. Housley compiled 1,232 points in 1,495 games in 21 NHL seasons to place him fourth among defensemen in all-time scoring. Jun 29 - 5:06 PM

After 21 seasons in the NHL and no interest from the 30 teams, Housley has decided to call it a career. He finishes with 338 goals and 1,232 points in 1,495 NHL games. Housley is ranked fourth in all-time goals and fifth in assists by a defenceman, while also holding the honour as the highest scoring American born player of all-time. He played for 8 different clubs and had a solid career. We wish him all the best. Sat, Jan 17, 2004 09:15:00 AM

Phil Housley would love the chance to play for the Wild, reports the Pioneer Press.

He is a Minnesota native, and would relish the idea of finishing his career in his home state. Housley, 39, earned $2.5 million last season, and the Wild would certainly entertain thoughts of signing him should he be willing to accept $1-1.5 million for the upcoming season. Wed, Jul 2, 2003 01:18:00 PM

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The 29-year-old Bozak is entering the third year of his five-year, $21M deal which dings the cap at $4.2M per season. Bozak however is reaching the height of his salary, $5M in 2015-16 before dropping by half a million dollars the next two seasons. He also owns a partial No-Trade Clause in which he can submit a list of 12 teams he can be traded to. Bozak is coming off a career year in which he set a new high in goals with 23, and matched his high in points of 49 for the second straight year. For what it's worth, only New Jersey, Arizona, and Nashville currently sit under the cap floor.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Nazem Kadri to a one-year contract extension.

The deal is worth $4.1 million. Kadri's numbers were down last season as he scored 18 goals and 21 assists in 73 games. Kadri gets a short-term deal, so he will have to prove himself to new head coach Mike Babcock. He has the skill to be a top-six forward, but like many young players, he needs to show more consistency.

Spaling and his $2.2 million salary cap hit will move to Toronto where he will likely line up as a third-line winger. He could contribute modest offensive totals given his history in Nashville but we would not bet on him bettering his 27-point effort of 2014-15 in Pittsburgh with the rebuilding Maple Leafs.

The Blackhawks have added a fan during their run to the Stanley Cup, Leafs forward James van Riemsdyk.

Trevor, JVR’s brother, recently made his playoff debut. James is also rooting on Kimmo Timonen, whom he considers a "good friend." Trevor has played 15:37 in two games, while recording a shot on goal. "With my brother in there, it’s weird," James said. "I kind of feel where my mom comes from where as far as you’re on the edge of your seat. It’s definitely more nerve-wracking than playing. That’s for sure. Just kind of seeing him out there, wanting to do well, it’s definitely a totally different animal than playing in that way."

Joffrey Lupul appears to be as excited as Toronto's fans are that Mike Babcock has been hired to coach the Maple Leafs.

Lupul and Babcock have a history together that started in 2003-04 with the Anaheim then-Mighty Ducks. Lupul was a rookie winger, who'd go on to score 13 goals and 34 points over his 74-game rookie campaign. And Babcock was in his second season as head coach. The Mighty Ducks failed to make the playoffs a season after losing to the New Jersey Devils in 2002's Stanley Cup Final in seven games. "The one thing that’s stuck with me is how he was the first guy there every day and the last guy to leave," Lupul said of Babcock. "And it was like that every day. He took a certain pride that nobody was ever going to outwork him or us."

Shawn Matthias is among three Maple Leafs additions included in Sportsnet.ca's 10 best analytics signings of the offseason.

With a weak free agent class and a salary cap that didn't rise much, teams have gotten great value on the free agent market. Matthias was signed to a one-year, $2.3 million contract. He's a versatile forward who can slot in at either center or wing and can play a two-way game. The 27-year-old had 18 goals and 27 points last season. Other Maple
Leafs in this list were Daniel Winnik and P.A. Parenteau.

Taylor Beck has agreed to a one-year, $875,000 contract with the Maple Leafs.

Beck was a restricted free agent and had filed for arbitration, but he won't need a hearing anymore. Nashville dealt him to Toronto on Sunday in exchange for Jamie Devane. Beck had eight goals and 16 points in 62 contests with the Predators in 2014-15, but he has significantly more offensive upside than those numbers imply.

Toronto native Daniel Winnik has re-signed with the Maple Leafs for one-year, $2.25M.

That's a nice step up in pay from the one-year, $1.3M deal he signed with Toronto last summer. The Leafs sent Winnik to Pittsburgh in a deadline-deal for Zack Sill, a 2015 fourth round pick, and a 2016 second round pick. The latter was sent back to Pittsburgh in the Phil Kessel deal. Winnik had a career-season in 2014-15, tallying nine goals and 34 points.

Mark Arcobello has agreed to a one-year contract with Toronto worth $1.1 million.

He produced 17 goals and 31 points in 77 games between the Arizona Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers, Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins in 2014-15. Arcobello become an unrestricted free agent after Arizona didn't tender him a qualifying offer.

The 23-year-old was signed as an undrafted free-agent in March and he's been given the opportunity to play down the stretch. His goal at the 4:04 mark of the first period gave the Leafs a 2-1 lead. Bailey has intriguing size and skill but he isn't assured of a roster spot next season. He didn't look out of place in his six game stint with the big club.

Nathan Horton is doing his best to stay positive as he deals with a degenerative back condition.

As a result, he has been unable to play since April 2014. "Yeah, I’m doing all right; I’m living my life," said. "Obviously, my back’s not great but I have my good days and some OK days. I’m just taking it easy. Eventually it’s going to go away -- I hope. I’m just enjoying my life. I’m healthy and I’m happy. It’s obviously tough because I want to play." Horton was acquired by the Leafs from the Blue Jackets on Feb. 26 for David Clarkson.

The Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs are believed to be discussing a trade involving Dion Phaneuf.

It's entirely possible that center Mike Richards may be part of the package heading to Toronto. Richards comes with a horrible contract and if he does head to Toronto, it's very probable that the Leafs would just buy him out. The Kings already made a splash on Friday, when they acquired Milan Lucic from the Boston Bruins. It's clear that the Kings weren't pleased about missing the postseason and they want to make sure that doesn't happen again in 2015-16.

Jake Gardiner scored his first goal of the World Hockey Championship with less than 10 minutes to go in Team USA's 3-1 win over Team Switzerland.

Statistically speaking, Gardiner has not had a very good tournament through six games. A predominantly offensive defenseman, he now has one whole point and just four shots on goal. But if the Americans win gold, he sure won't care how many points he doesn't have.

He had apparently been battling a chronic groin issue all season and it reached an impasse on Saturday. In 56 games with the Maple Leafs, Polak recorded nine points, 225 hits, 128 blocks and a minus-22 rating.

Martin Marincin has agreed to a one-year, $700,000 contract with the Maple Leafs.

Toronto acquired Marincin from Edmonton on June 27 in exchange for Brad Ross and the 107th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, which was then dealt to Ottawa and used to select Christian Wolanin. Marincin had five points and 16 penalty minutes in 41 games with Edmonton in 2014-15.

Stephane Robidas is the Maple Leaf nominee for the Bill Masterton Trophy.

This trophy is awarded annually to the NHL player who best exhibits "perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey". Robidas has overome two broken legs in order to return to hockey at the age of 38. That said, the injury-prone defenseman is out for the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury.

Bernier will have an AAV of $4.15 million over the next two years. The two sides did go to arbitration with Bernier asking for $5.1 million dollars, while the Leafs were countering with $2.89 million. This appears to be a good deal for both sides, as Bernier will get paid and the Leafs have a two-year window to see if he can become a consistent number one goaltender.

James Reimer allowed four goals on 20 shots during Toronto's embarrassing 5-0 loss to the Blue Jackets in Columbus Wednesday night.

Reimer entered the game allowing only two goals on 91 shots in his past two appearances. But this game was a clunker for the veteran netminder, and he was benched immediately after Columbus went ahead 4-0 at 3:30 of the second period. Jonathan Bernier replaced Reimer and made 11 saves, allowing one goal. Reimer's record fell to 9-16-1. His goals-against average is now a very unimpressive 3.16 in 35 appearances, and his save percentage is .907. To suggest that Reimer has been inconsistent this season would be the epitome of understatement.